Sonoma's Pax Wine Cellars Embroiled in Lawsuits

e-mail

View the entire table of contents
for the Oct. 15, 2008 issue

See Also
U.S. Freezes Montepulciano and St.-Emilion Imports
Link Between Wine and Breast Cancer Unclear
Proposed Web-Ad Rules Anger French Winemakers
GrapeVine

Jenna Hudson
Issue: October 15, 2008

Pax Wine Cellars no longer has Pax. Pax Mahle has been fired as winemaker from his eponymous label, and replaced by a new winemaker, Tyler Thomas, former assistant winemaker for HdV. The change comes as Mahle, his wife, Pamela Schaab, and Pax's majority owner, Joe Donelan, are locked in a legal battle over the future of the winery.

For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands September 15, 2008.

To continue reading this page, become a WineSpectator.com member today!

Do you have a Wine Spectator magazine subscription? Save 50% on your Online Membership right now!